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Sri Lanka hosts tea producer forum
Jan 24, 2013 (LBO) – An International Tea Producers’ Forum formed in Colombo will work to secure their common interest, Sri Lanka’s plantation industries minister Mahinda Samarasinghe said. “With an intergovernmental membership of seven of the world™s largest tea producing countries, ITPF will serve as a powerful new channel to tackle the challenges facing the […]
Sri Lanka China venture to make specialty tea
Jan 23, 2013 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s Elpitiya Plantations Plc has formed a joint venture with China’s Yunnan Dianhong Group to produce ‘Chinese Specialty Tea’ for export, the island’s investment promotion agency said. The joint venture firm Elpitiya Dianhong Jin Ya Tea Company (Private) Limited has been formed with Dianhong International Limited, Hongkong, the BOI […]
Sri Lanka printer gets top green rating
Jan 21, 2013 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s Aitken Spence Printing said its new printing facility had received a ‘Gold’ rating from in Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) from US-based Green Building Council. The company’s new 77,000 square feet facility near Sri Lanka’s capital Colombo, was given LEED-NC (New Construction): GOLD Certification, the firm […]
Sri Lanka to imports 4,500 dairy cows to state farms
Jan 18, 2013 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s state-run National Livestock Development Board is spending 28.537 million US dollars to import 4,500 dairy cows, of which 500 animals have already arrived in the country, information minister Keheliya Ramukwelle said.The cows will be distributed among three farms in Bopaththalawa, Nikaweratiya and Sirignapatha. Under the first stage 500 […]
Concerns
Jan 17, 2013 (LBO) – The International Commissions of Jurists, an international rights body promoting rule of law has raised concerns about Sri Lanka’s newly appointed chief justice and asked for his controversially sacked predecessor to be re-instated. Chief Justice Shirani Bandaranayake was impeached by parliametn through controversial process which courts declared illegal and unconstitutional. […]
Japan to grant dredger to keep Sri Lanka fishery harbhours open
Jan 16, 2013 (LBO) – Japan will grant a dredger to Sri Lanka’s state-run fishery harbhour agency to keep navigational channels clear for fishermen, the Japanese aid agency said.The Japan International Co-operation Agency (JICA) said a study team sent at Sri Lanka’s request and officials of Ceylon Fishery Harbhour Corporation had found that existing dredging […]
Missive
Jan 16, 2013 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s impeached Chief Justice Shirani Bandaranayake said she was leaving her residence and chambers fearing violence, after being unjustly persecuted, vilified and condemned.“Since it now appears that there might be violence if I remain in my official residence or my chambers I am compelled to move out of my […]
Legal Office
Jan 15, 2013 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s President Mahinda Rajapaksa is expected to appoint a new Chief Justice later Tuesday amid fresh controversy with a group of lawyers said they will seek a court order declaring the appointment illegal. Former Attorney General Mohan Peiris is tipped to be sworn in as Chief Justice. The Lawyers […]
Sworn In
Jan 15, 2013 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s President Mahinda Rajapaksa had sworn in Mohan Peiris, a former Attorney General as Chief Justice amid heavy security around the capital’s main courts complex.Dissenting lawyers have said they will petition court challenging the appointment of a new chief justice. The state information office said Peiris was sworn in […]
Sri Lanka imports fish from China for canning, more factories ahead: report
Jan 14, 2013 (LBO) – Sri Lanka is to set up another plant to can fish while existing tax protected factories are importing raw fish from China to prevent extinction of some species, a media report said.Sri Lanka’s The Sunday Times newspaper said a new factory was planned with possible Chinese investment in Galle in […]
Game Changer
Jan 13, 2013 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s ‘Black Friday Impeachment’ of the chief justice will mark a new chapter in illiberal democracy where parliamentary majorities are abused to rob liberties of citizens, a legislator has warned. “The Black Friday impeachment is another shameful day in the history of our country,” opposition legislator Harsha de Silva […]
No Quarter
Jan 13, 2013 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s Chief Justice Shirani Bandaranayake has not asked for time to remain till April 30 which will be followed by a voluntary retirement, her lawyers said.Referring to a media report on a Sinhalese language weekly that she had asked to remain till April 30 and retire voluntarily after that, […]